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Warm-up (10 mins)

Set up

Two 20 X 35 fields with mini-goals/pugs as shown

Organization

As players arrive for practice get them moving into small sided games early. Build up to two 3v3 games alongside each each other. Players are encouraged to have free play with no one touch soccer. Try to keep teams even for competitive games and rotate opponents every 3-4 minutes.

Progressions

Rotate opponents every 3-4 minutes

Coaching Points

Free play warm up with limited coaching. Enforce no one touch rule

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Through Balls/striking the ball (10 mins)

Set up

35 x 35 yard grid as shown with 4 cones/manequins as shown

Organization

Two Balls starting at A and C. Player A plays a pass to B who touches inside and plays a firm pass through the gap to C. Players follow pass.

Progressions

Add in different sequences - ABCBCDA numerous game like variations that coach can apply.

Coaching Points

Firm pass, timing of movement, Longer opasses with laces, shorter passes with inside of the foot

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Finishingoffoflayoff (10 mins)

Organization:

-8 Players

-Area: space outside of penalty box

-Supply of Balls, 4 bibs, 1 big goal

Set-Up:

Shooting Exercise - A passes to B, B sets it for C, and C shoots. All players move onto the next spot, and play is continuous. Work both sides.

Coaching Points:

-weight/accuracy of passing, good touch to set the ball, shooting technique - speed/angle of approach, position of standing foot, knee,chest, head over the ball, follow through on strike, part of foot and ball for variety of finish

Progressions

- Add defender to checking player

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Finish/Layoff/Cross (10 mins)

Set-up:

Arrange players into 3 groups 0f 3-4 players.

All balls start with all players from the 3 groups

1. P1 performs a 1v1 move and then strikes thru the center of the ball.

2. As soon as P1 shoots P2 plays a player combination (1-2) with P1 and P2 shoots.

3. As soon as P2 shoots P3 gets down the line on the dribble and delivers a cross. Both P1 & P2 make near post and far post runs and look to finish.

- After 5-6 minutes rotate the players

Coaching Points:

Shooting Technique- Dont have to kill the ball, find the middle of the ball, awareness of GK, head down to strike, hips lined up to target, Knee over the ball,

Crossing - First touch into flank space on diagonal, Square up to ball to strike(get around the ball), Head down/eye on the ball, Pace/Weight of cross, Follow through,

Movement - trigger for the 2 players to time thier runs is when winger picks up head, Cross runs, If players are into early need to recycle and belly out their runs, Aggressive movement int the box, Attitude/Accuracy in finishing, If cross is deep towards back post the near post player has to drop into to support ball for layoff.

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3v3 + Wall Players (30 mins)

Set Up

30 X 30 Grid with full sided goals as shown.

Organization

Play 3v3 in the field with goalkeepers. 4 other players are wall players on the outside. Players can dribble into opposition half for shots or connect a pass through. the middle. Rotate outside players.

Progressions

Extra points for goals in own half - long range striking

Bonus points for one touch finesse shot after receiving from a wall player

Coaching Points

Strike through the ball on long range shooting, pick spot on short shots, movement and timing of through balls